Salt Fork about us

Xanterra Parks & Resorts is the primary authorized concessioner in Salt Fork State Park, and as such, we are proud stewards of the park. We are also your direct in-park source for lodging and activities and we never charge a booking fee to make reservations, like some reservations services. We also manage and maintain the in-park facilities for which we take reservations. We are committed to helping you find your ultimate Salt Fork experience and we invite you to discover, or rediscover, the magic of one of Ohio’s most beautiful and historic state parks.

We invite you to learn more about Xanterra Parks & Resorts or visit our other destinations.

National Park Operations

Crater Lake National Park

Death Valley National Park

Grand Canyon National Park South Rim

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Petrified Forest National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

Yellowstone National Park

Zion National Park

State Park Operations

Ohio State Park Lodges

Deer Creek Lodge and Conference Center

Maumee Bay Lodge and Conference Center

Mohican Lodge and Conference Center

Punderson Manor Lodge and Conference Center

Salt Fork Lodge and Conference Center

Geneva State Park Marina

Resorts & Other Holdings

Furnace Creek Resort, Death Valley, California

Grand Canyon Railway, Williams, Arizona

Windstar Cruises, LLC

Windstar Cruises, Seattle, WA

The Road to Xanterra

Our Company philosophy of warm and friendly hospitality began 135 years ago with Fred Harvey, a 19th century visionary who provided weary travelers on the Santa Fe Railroad with a warm bed and a home-cooked meal. Today, we are the largest park management company in the nation, with operations spanning from Yellowstone to Grand Canyon, and we remain true to the legacy of simple hospitality established by Fred Harvey.

Our name “Xanterra” is derived from “Xanadu,” originated in the poem Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who depicts Xanadu as an idyllic and beautiful paradise, and from “terra,” the Latin word for earth. Thus, the name means “beautiful places on earth.”

At Xanterra we recognize the interdependence between our resorts and the natural environment and we are committed to the preservation and protection of the environment in each of our “beautiful places on earth.” For this reason, we’ve:

Banned endangered fish from all our menus

Installed emission controls on our tour buses

Reduced our global greenhouse gas emissions

Reduced our energy and water consumption.

And, we will continue to set the standard for ecologically sound resorts that complement, not harm, their natural surroundings.